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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1919
Page
5
Friday’s Times Record notes visitors and local happenings in Valley City including Mrs. K A Bonhus returning home from the Twin Cities, L J Jacobus and wife of Monti video Minn visiting, and various residents from Casselton Ren ville Estevan and Leal stopping by. Bishop Cooke of Helena will address the American Legion meeting and church events are announced.
Henry Feldman came home this morning from Germany wearing five stars and recounting five major engagements. He endured constant shell fire from March 3 until the armistice and was wounded twice in the first division. Friends celebrate his safe return and recall his prior injury before departure.
The piece notes Henry's life bumps and welcomes him home. Makati journalist Thos Buchanan visits the Times-Record editor after closing his plant due to a new printing law. Fredrickson and Young spend about 15 each to fix up for a Rogers chicken hunt, carrying guns and cartridges for a 150 mile chase, ending with Fredrickson claiming the lone bird due to marriage. City ministers should note this prospect.
Valley City notes report steady trade as fall arrives and includes residents traveling to Billings Fingal and Minneapolis. Local business and social figures like N J Skeim and W J Curren earn brief mentions along with a flood of community movement and a new baby Overland car.
A Times Record note praises Straus Clothing Company for honest goods and fair prices. It mentions a circular from the supplier criticizing the printer’s art and replying that the ad is creditable and neat, benefiting the Times Record and readers.
Oppegaard of Dazey visits Valley City while L A Wood from the farm stays at Rudolf Hotel. J B Hanson and J E Jacobson from Kathryn and Darey share city business. Bishop Cooke of Helena preaches tomorrow at Epworth M E church. Local marriages, introductions to pool room owner J H Sampson, and a Goodyear truck visit round out a busy day with Salvation Army drive details listed.
Mr Geo B Caley received appointment from the treasury department bureau of war risk insurance to help returned service men with government insurance. He advises retaining or reinstating policies with government plans rather than switching to old line insurance. Also notes new daily Times-Record subscriptions and praise for Straus Clothing Company advertising efforts.
Contractor W. J. Curren returns from Crookston and other Minnesota points with fourteen bricklayers who will report for work Monday. Their arrival allows progress on the new school and bank buildings, easing delays caused by a bricklayer shortage.
Stern Bros. Candy Company installed two new machines totaling $2000 to modernize its candy factory. A cream beater and a chocolate mixer were added to boost sanitary efficiency and reduce manual labor, as the firm pursues up-to-date production.
A large crowd attended a lively event at K P Hall by the Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors. The program featured relays, games, indoor baseball, solos by Margue relte Chambard, an aerial talk by Mrs. E M Shannon, and speeches cut short by the editor. Umpire D W Clark favored the ladies in a muddled result, a luncheon followed, then dancing. A separate report notes damage at a local sausage stand and merry go round during a soldier visit, with anger over high prices and vandalism to rides. J.F. McGranh, Grand Chancellor of the U T C, spoke of organizing a local council at Valley City. An American Legion meeting was announced at the Commercial Club rooms with Bishop Cooke addressing.
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